Eight people, including a child, wounded in West Oakland shooting

The Oakland Police Department released a bulletin Monday evening stating that eight people, including a 1-year-old child, had been injured in a shooting on the 700 block of Willow Street in West Oakland. The victims had been taken to local hospitals by the time officers arrived at the location of the shooting, according to the OPD report.

The motive for the shooting, which happened just after 6 pm on Monday, is unknown, according to the OPD, as are the victims’ current conditions.

The OPD is asking for anyone with information regarding this shooting to contact the department’s Major Crimes Unit at (510) 238-3821.

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